Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 2002

Volume 32/Number 1/March 2002

Invertebrate taxonomy

Nymphicilichus perezae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new feather mite (Astigmata: Pterolichidae) from the cockatiel, Nymphicus hollandicus (Psittaciformes, Cacatuidae) S. V. Mironov and T. D. Galloway p. 1
A revision of the genus Naubates (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Philopteridae) Ricardo L. Palma and Robert L. C. Pilgrim p. 7

Animal ecology

Changes in the landsnail fauna of Great Island, Three Kings Islands, northern New Zealand F. J. Brook p. 61

Taxonomic history

History of the taxonomy of the New Zealand native grass flora H. E. Connor and E. Edgar p. 89

Plant ecology

Alluvial grasslands of Canterbury and Marlborough, eastern South Island, New Zealand: vegetation patterns and long-term change Susan Walker and William G. Lee p. 113

Palaeobotany

Angiosperm fruit and leaf fossils from Miocene silcrete, Landslip Hill, northern Southland, New Zealand J. D. Campbell p. 149

Environmental history

Environmental change during the last glacial maximum (c. 25 000-c. 16 500 years BP) at Mt Richmond, Auckland Isthmus, New Zealand Anna Sandiford, Mark Horrocks, Rewi Newnham, John Ogden, and Brent Alloway p. 155

Sedimentology

Transport and distribution of magnetite and ilmenite on Westland beaches of New Zealand; with comment on the accumulation of other high-density minerals J. P. Bradley, P. M. Chew, and C. J. Wilkins p. 169

Short communication

The youngest giant: discovery and significance of the remains of a giant moa (Dinornis giganteus) near Turangi, in central North Island, New Zealand Trevor H. Worthy p. 183

Volume 32/Number 2/June 2002

Intertidal invertebrates

Systematics of Baeostethus chiltoni, a subantarctic liparocephaline (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae): a Pangean relic or a more recent immigrant? Richard A. B. Leschen, Mark S. Bullians, Bernard Michaux, Kee-Jeong Ahn p. 189
Australasian species of Paracorophium (Crustacea, Amphipoda): the separate identities of P. excavatum (Thompson, 1884) and P. brisbanensis sp. nov. M. A. Chapman p. 203
Synonomy of the New Zealand corophiid amphipod genus, Chaetocorophium Karaman, 1979, with Paracorophium Stebbing, 1899: morphological and genetic evidence M. Ann Chapman, Ian D. Hogg, Kareen E. Schnabel, Mark I. Stevens p. 229

Marine fish

Biogeography of near-shore reef fishes in northern New Zealand F. J. Brook p. 243

Freshwater fish

Population structure, distribution, reproduction, diet, and relative abundance of koaro (Galaxias brevipinnis) in a New Zealand lake D. K. Rowe, G. Konui, K. D. Christie p. 275

Quaternary birds

Avifaunal changes revealed in Quaternary deposits near Waitomo Caves, North Island, New Zealand Trevor H. Worthy, Stephen E. J. Swabey p. 293
Gene sequences from New Zealand's extinct huia Scott J. Tebbutt, Cas Simons p. 327

Palaeoecology

A palaeo-environmental record of natural and human change from the Auckland Isthmus, New Zealand, during the late Holocene M. Horrocks, Y. Deng, S. L. Nichol, P. A. Shane, J. Ogden p. 337

Volume 32/Number 3/September 2002

Biogeography

Southern right whales: a reassessment of their former distribution and migration routes in New Zealand waters, including on the Kermadec grounds R. Richards p. 355

Conservation

Vegetation monitoring of recently protected tussock grasslands in the southern South Island, New Zealand P. B. Grove, A. F. Mark, K. J. M. Dickinson p. 379

Earth sciences

Two new radiocarbon ages for mid- and late-Aranui age valley-train deposits of the Franz Josef Glacier, Westland, New Zealand C. J. Burrows, D. H. Bell, H. Grant p. 415

Genetics

Genetic variation within the Pachycladon (Brassicaceae) complex based on fluorescent AFLP data A. D. Mitchell, P. B. Heenan p. 427
Phylogenetic relationships of Wainuia (Mollusca: Pulmonata)—biogeography and conservation implications M. G. Efford, R. L. J. Howitt, D. M. Gleeson p. 445

Palaeoecology

A sclerite from a Late Cretaceous moth (Insecta: Lepidoptera) from Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury, New Zealand A. C. Harris, J. I. Raine p. 457
Optical dating of quartz sediments and accelerator mass spectrometry 14C dating of bone gelatin and moa eggshell: a comparison of age estimates for non-archaeological deposits in New Zealand R. N. Holdaway, R. G. Roberts, N. R. Beavan-Athfield, J. M. Olley, T. H. Worthy p. 463
A palynological study of Polynesian and European effects on vegetation in Coromandel, New Zealand, showing the variability between four records from a single swamp M. Byrami, J. Ogden, M. Horrocks, Y. Deng, P. Shane, J. Palmer p. 507

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Janet Davidson, Carol Diebel, Bill Lee, Bob McDowall, Simon Pollard, Paul Scofield, and Trevor Worthy
Worthy p. 533

Volume 32/Number 4/December 2002

Review article

Soil biochemical properties as indices of performance and sustainability of effluent irrigation systems in New Zealand – a review T. W. Speir p. 535

Ecology

Conservation status of Rhytidarex buddlei (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Rhytididae) on the Three Kings Islands, northern New Zealand F. J. Brook p. 555

Invertebrate species richness and density in relation to size of the New Zealand shrub Olearia bullata José G. B. Derraik, Katharine J. M. Dickinson,· Gerard P. Closs, Barbara I. P. Barratt, Phil J. Sirvid p. 571

Invertebrates

Catalogue of the exotic armoured scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Diaspididae) in New Zealand John G. Charles, Rosa C. Henderson p.587

Palaecology

Analysis of plant microfossils in prehistoric coprolites from Harataonga Bay, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand M. Horrocks, M. D. Jones, D. G. Sutton, R. E. Beever p. 617

Late Holocene extinction of Finsch·s duck (Chenonetta finschi), an endemic, possibly flightless, New Zealand duck Richard N. Holdaway, Martin D. Jones, Nancy R. Beavan Athfield p. 629

Late Holocene extinction of the New Zealand owlet-nightjar Aegotheles novaezealandiae Richard N. Holdaway, Martin D. Jones, Nancy R. Beavan Athfield p. 653

Taxonomy

Revision of Pennantia (Icacinaceae), a small isolated genus of Southern Hemisphere trees Rhys O. Gardner, Peter J. de Lange p. 669

Description of a new species of Patiriella from New Zealand, and review of Patiriella regularis (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) based on morphological and molecular data P. M. O·Loughlin, J. M. Waters and M. S. Roy p. 697

Geographical variation in Hector·s dolphin: recognition of new subspecies of Cephalorhynchus hectori Alan N. Baker, Adam N. H. Smith, Franz B. Pichler p. 713

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